Conservative activist Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, returns from a short break in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, at Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. House Office Building, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Washington. The committee has for months sought an interview with Thomas in an effort to know more about her role in trying to help former President Donald Trump overturn his election defeat. She texted with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin in the weeks after the election. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)